Untitled

Untitled

Bruce Nauman

1969

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This image shows six panels of a neon-green figure with a blurred face, standing against a bright pink background. The figure’s arms are raised slightly, and their body is marked with thin, horizontal black lines. The image looks like a mix of a person and an outline, with a white rectangle covering the chest area. The artist used a printing method called offset lithograph, which lets colors pop sharply. The blur and repetition make the figure feel both present and distant at once. Next, check out *lithography* to see how this technique works.

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